4. Choose a Blog Post Type

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4. Choose a Blog Post Type (Guide, Roundup, Review)
The last thing to determine during the brainstorming stage is what type of blog post you’re writing.

Screenshot Example of Different Types of Blog Posts on ryrob

There are several different directions that you can take when creating a Colombia Phone Number Library post. Some popular ones include:

Guides and how-to’s
Reviews
Roundups
Checklists
Interviews
Case Studies
List articles
For a blog post about “best vacation spots for families,” I’d highly recommend using a list-based format. This means you’d be listing out X number of places worldwide (possibly in grouped sections) that’d be great spots for families to vacation.

3. Blog Planner SEO Checklist: 10 Best Practices to Follow
Blog Planner Stock Image (Photo on Desk)

I mentioned keyword research above, and that’s one part of the broader SEO process for every full-time or part-time blogger. SEO, or search engine optimization, is how Google (and other search engines) rank content in search results for their users. The more SEO-friendly your content is, the more likely you rank higher in a Google search result for the terms you’re writing about.

The SEO checklist component in my free printable blog planner bundle includes a few essential steps to help your content rank on search engines. I also recommend using the Yoast plugin for WordPress to keep track of how SEO-friendly your content is.

Here’s the target keyword phrase my roundup of the best blogging jobs websites is targeting:

Blog Planner (SEO Checklist Screenshot) Template and Example of Blogging Jobs Post

And from there, here’s the rest of the Yoast SEO recommendations all filled out:

Free Blog Planner (SEO Checklist Example) Screenshot from Blogging Jobs List

Now, let’s dive into the SEO checklist portion of my blog planner.

1. Choosing a Smart Keyword (or Phrase)
The first step is to choose the keyword phrase you will use for the blog post. Since we already covered this point earlier in this post, we’ll proceed to the next step.

2. Are Your Headers Fully SEO Optimized?
Your headers are optimal for boosting your SEO ranking for a blog post. A few things that are essential to making our headers SEO-ready:

Make sure you only have an H1 header once (post title)
Follow proper header hierarchy (H2 sub-header sections with H3 subtopics within)